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Originally Posted by dsmid
The trick is to reboot Kindle with power button after the update file is fully copied but before framework gets chance to analyse it (i.e. before ejecting from PC).
On Windows you will have to wait few minutes to make sure the disk cache is flushed (or to use a tool to achieve that), on Linux it is possible to unmount the filesytem without ejecting it. |
Hey guys! I'm going crazy over here! I've been trying to downgrade my Kindle for about 8 hours now. No luck. I've had it for quite some time now (over a year at least), but I never payed any attention to Firmware or stuff like that because I only had 10 books (I'm a fan of paper books, and only got the Kindle because I was going to travel at the time).
Anyway, reading about the Calibre plugin to manage collections, I got hyped! I successfully installed the jailbreak update, and even the Kindlet Kit, then installed the Kindle Collection upgrade, but... My version was too new to run it. Version was 5.4.4.1. So, I did a "Reset", just to get rid of everything inside the Kindle and be safe, then tried to downgrade it. Tried versions 5.3.1 and 5.4.3.2, but the "Update Your Kindle" option was always grayed out (expected, I guess). So, I tried UPGRADING it to 5.4.5, but still, grayed out. Every time I removed the USB cable or ejected the drive from Windows, the .bin file would just disappear. So, I decided to upgrade it "naturally" (through Wi-Fi). After about an hour of fiddling around, updating the dictionary, the welcome guide, etc., I found an upgrade .bin in the root of the Kindle. Just because, I copied the 5.4.5 .bin anyway. Lo, and behold! I could "Update Your Kindle" now! And so I did, and it took its sweet time, too! And when it boots back up, I eagerly go check the version, and it reads... 5.4.4.2. Seriously. Nothing I did would seem to update it further, no more downloads, nothing.
So, I tried, with all 3 versions, the "method". And here's where I think I'm doing something wrong. My steps:
1) Connect my powered-on Kindle through USB to my computer (Windows 8.1, if it helps).
2) Drop the .bin update file into the Kindle root drive (tried, one at a time, with both downgrades and the upgrade).
3) After the file transfer was complete, I tried one of the following (must have done this process about 30 times, so I varied a bit each time):
3.a) Eject the drive. Check for the "Update Your Kindle" (always grayed out).
3.b) Press the power button for about 15 seconds, until Windows didn't recognize the Kindle anymore. My Kindle would then be "frozen" on the "USB Drive Mode" screen. I'd then disconnect the USB cable, then try to restart the Kindle (not consistent here, sometimes I had to hard-press the power button for a while, and then release, sometimes just a single touch would restart it). Sometimes I'd try this without disconnecting the cable, just to see what would happen. The device would restart, then I'd get the following screen message:
The update was not successful.
UPDATE ERROR: 11
3.c) Wait for about 15 minutes after the transfer would complete, then do as described on 3.b; same message.
3.d) Use the "sync" tool to clear the cache, do as described on 3.b; same message.
3.e) Wait for about 15 minutes, THEN use the "sync" tool, THEN do as described on 3.b; still the same result.
So... what am I doing wrong? Any ideas? Please? A step-by-step guide, maybe? I'm losing my mind here.
Thanks and cheers!